Chapter 200: Descent (3)

Pitch-black energy surged and swayed like waves in the empty air.

Then, the color that had obscured even an inch ahead like fog vanished.

Hoo—!

Instead, a heavy pressure could be felt approaching.

“Everyone, get down!”

A voice infused with aura thundered across the battlefield. At the same time, those who recognized that voice lowered their heads without a shred of doubt.

Shuaaaak! Hoo—!

In an instant, the upper bodies of the knights and soldiers standing on the battlefield vanished as if they had been devoured by something.

“What the…….”

It was quiet, yet devastating.

At that sight, Raion was startled and looked toward Zelphinia.

Zelphinia, who had been far away, calmly flew through the air and descended to a distance of about ten steps.

The surroundings were filled with the stench of blood from the corpses that had lost their upper bodies.

“So you are the Messenger of Grace. To think you could avoid my power—how interesting…….”

“Wind……. No, is it an authority over air?”

At that moment, Zelphinia’s expression stiffened slightly.

“You recognized my power at once?”

“I could feel it.”

“Not bad? It seems the goddess chose this time’s Messenger of Grace properly.”

“Isn’t that bad news for you? More importantly, instead of trying to stab someone in the back and getting stabbed yourself, why not come out first?”

Raion’s gaze shifted beyond her, toward her rear.

Zelphinia, too, wore an expression as if she did not understand what that reaction meant.

Suddenly, the space behind her cracked and split apart. Then, as if the shell of an egg were breaking, it scattered away, revealing a man with short hair about the length of a finger fluttering as he appeared.

[Target Information]

Name : Kamio

Age : 2,431

Race : Demon

Occupation : Marquis of the Demon Realm

Life : 9,999 / 9,999

Stamina : 27,000 / 28,000

Mana : 33,000 / 33,000

The moment he appeared, Raion immediately checked his information.

‘This time it’s a marquis? They’re really showing up evenly.’

From baron to duke, every rank had appeared.

The problem was that last time, there had been two demon barons. Now, it was a marquis and a duke.

If they awakened, their power would undoubtedly be terrifying.

Shuaaaak!

Raion immediately infused his sword with the aura of White Flash and sent it flying.

The target was the demon named Kamio who had appeared behind them.

Cha-chaeng! Chwaaak!

At that moment, a transparent wall formed in front of Kamio and scattered the aura of White Flash.

“…Ice?”

The chill spreading through the surroundings was considerable.

Air and ice. At that combination, Raion grew slightly concerned.

“Do not step in. I will take care of everything myself.”

Zelphinia raised her hand and blocked Kamio from the front.

However, Kamio’s expression was not good.

“Are you truly all right? Already four of our kin have been struck down. Two of them were annihilated. If even Duke Zelphinia were to suffer a mishap, I would have no face to meet that one.”

His tone was as gentle as possible, but it was filled with sharp barbs.

There was no way Zelphinia failed to notice it.

“Are you saying you wish to step forward first?”

“If you would grant me such an honor, that would indeed be wonderful.”

“I will retrieve that one. He was originally that one’s nourishment.”

Her gaze turned toward Grapheos, who was flying in the sky.

Immediately, Zelphinia gathered the wind and lifted her body.

“Where do you think you’re going. Gravity!”

Raion instantly pressed down on her body with magic.

However, perhaps it did not work well, as she did not sink down and instead remained in place.

“Do you think you can restrain me with mere magic?”

“If it doesn’t work, I just have to make it work.”

Raion’s left hand, slightly hidden behind him, had been moving busily for some time. As that movement ended, Raion swung his sword, filling it with the aura of White Flash.

Flashing white lightning poured down and flew in all directions.

“What are you doing?”

“Isn’t he insane?”

It looked like a meaningless action.

However, Raion wore a faint smile and finished his preparation.

“White Castle.”

The aura of White Flash that seemed as if it would vanish into the air connected to one another, forming a gigantic castle shape that surrounded the area.

Even though Raion stopped moving, it did not disappear.

“What did you do?”

“You can tell just by looking. I made it so you can’t escape from here.”

“…Escape?”

As if her pride had been touched, the sharp gaze of Zelphinia, who was floating in the air, pierced deeply toward Raion.

“Wasn’t that it?”

“You are courting death.”

As Zelphinia was about to step forward, Kamio cut in from the side.

“I will do it. Wasn’t that what you agreed to?”

“…If you fail to handle it properly, be prepared.”

“Do not worry.”

With those words, Kamio slightly bowed his head toward Zelphinia and stepped forward.

His cold, piercing gaze was fixed on Raion.

‘With eyes opened that narrowly, can he even see properly?’

They were eyes so thin that his pupils could barely be seen.

At a glance, he might look as if he were smiling gently, but there was also a chilling feeling to him in his own way.

“Oculi miseri, immundi, innocentiae, fulgebo sicut ensis frigidus.”

From the ground where Raion stood, blood-red ice surged upward, forming sharp pillars.

Chwach—. Chwachwach!

They were hundreds of blood-red ice spike pillars.

In an instant, the spot where Raion had been standing filled densely with such ice spikes, forming a forest.

“So you’re not limited to using pure ice alone.”

Before I knew it, Raion had flown upward, landed behind him, and unleashed the aura of White Flash.

Shwaaaaaak! Pach—!

The forest of red ice spikes was split cleanly in two as it scattered.

“Corpus quod umbram creat, pugnus quod denititur montem, gigas qui dividit mare.”

From the gap, a gigantic blood-colored sword burst forth and flew straight toward Raion.

Boom—!

It was a tremendous thrust.

Yet Raion stood there without even a tremor in his stance, blocking the sword created by Kamio.

“So you really are worthy of being called a Messenger of Grace.”

“I don’t want praise from you.”

Tick! Shwaaaaak!

Raion turned his blade upright and split apart the sword he had been blocking.

The aura of White Flash did not stop there and continued to stretch out, chasing after Kamio.

Pajijijijik—!

“Indissolubilis umbra, speculum indissolubile.”

Kukung!

A gigantic wall of blood-colored ice rose up and blocked the aura.

“Finis vitae transitoriae, vestigia resurgendi.”

Another spell followed.

The corpses that had been collapsed on the ground twitched, then one by one rose up with blood-colored ice clinging thickly to them.

It looked like necromancy using the authority of ice.

“Just zombies……?”

To Raion, who stood at the level of the Master Emperor, slow-moving zombies made no sense.

It could only feel strange.

“Fiat mors simul ad novam mortem.”

The ice-covered zombies began gathering into one place.

Their sluggish movements sped up like ravenous beasts, and the mass grew at a terrifying rate.

Then four legs formed, and it transformed into the shape of a wolf with grotesque yet sharp teeth.

“An animal-type flesh golem?”

It was one of the abilities of necromancers that had now disappeared from the continent.

But it wasn’t just corpses that had gathered. Most of its body was filled with blood-colored ice, making it look extremely solid.

Grrrrrrrr! Grawr!

Should it be called a Flesh Wolf? Just its standing height alone was close to ten meters.

Drool poured from its mouth, which looked large enough to swallow several people whole.

“Kill.”

At the command that slipped from Kamio’s mouth, the Flesh Wolf fixed its frenzied eyes on Raion and charged.

Kraaaah!

Papak! Papak!

Each time it kicked off the ground, it almost looked as if its form vanished.

At that speed, it didn’t take long to reach Raion.

Kkagang—!

The Flesh Wolf’s teeth, made of bone and ice, collided with the sword, scattering sparks.

“Gravity Boom.”

From Raion’s left hand, a sphere formed of gravity shot out.

It flew straight into the wide-open mouth of the Flesh Wolf.

Krak? Krueeek!

As Gravity Boom activated, the Flesh Wolf’s body rapidly shrank.

Pulled toward the center by gravity, all four of its legs were completely bound.

“Is it an application of gravity magic? If so……, Etiam si dispergamus, veniet mors.”

Puwhak—!

Suddenly, the Flesh Wolf’s corpse exploded and scattered in all directions.

Because it happened in an instant, Raion was startled and hurriedly struck away the chunks of remains flying toward him.

Papak! Papapapak!

Chiiiiiiik……!

Fragments of the corpse, shattered into tiny pieces, splattered against his armor and the ground.

But as if they contained corrosive properties, the areas they touched melted away in proportion to their size.

“What is this!”

Startled, Raion shook his shoulder guard and the armor around his waist to fling the pieces off.

However, the melted traces had already left the armor’s form incomplete.

“Kukukuk……. You took my possessions too lightly. Fiat mors simul ad novam mortem.”

It was the same spell as before.

The scattered corpse fragments dragged themselves across the ground like slime, quickly gathering together and once again becoming the Flesh Wolf.

Kraaaah! Kraah!

“An undying wolf, is it?”

In some ways, it was the most troublesome opponent possible.

He considered rushing straight at Kamio, but behind him stood Zelphinia.

The level of a marquis and a duke was higher than expected.

If he focused on one and showed an opening, danger could strike at any moment.

“I’ll be worn out before I even reach the enemy lines.”

Grumbling, Raion drew out the aura of White Flash intensely and charged at the Flesh Wolf.

Papak! Papapak! Chachaeng—!

“Magma Storm Break!”

Dududududu!

Raion chanted the spell along with the technique. The ground shook as if an earthquake had struck, and magma surged up from beneath where the Flesh Wolf stood.

“Let’s see if you can endure this too!”

Though its form was that of a Flesh Wolf, its foundation was still authority of the ice attribute.

Thinking there was a chance, Raion pulled up a vortex formed of magma.

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